Dhaka-8 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2026 by Mirza Abbas of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
Boundaries The constituency encompasses Dhaka South City Corporation wards 8 through 13, and 19 through 21.
History The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.
Ahead of the 2008 general election, the Election Commission redrew constituency boundaries to reflect population changes revealed by the 2001 Bangladesh census. The 2008 redistricting altered the boundaries of the constituency.
Members of Parliament ElectionMemberParty 1973 K. M. Shamsul Huda Awami League 1979 Md. Abdul Hai Bangladesh Nationalist PartyMajor Boundary Changes 1986 Mohammad Harun ar Rashid Jatiya Party 1988 Anwar Hossain 1991 Mir Shawkat Ali Bangladesh Nationalist Party1996 Haji Mohammad Salim Awami League 2001 Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu Bangladesh Nationalist PartyMajor Boundary Changes 2008Rashed Khan MenonWorkers Party of Bangladesh 2014 2018 2024 AFM Bahauddin Nasim Awami League 2026 Mirza Abbas Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Elections in the 2010s
Rashed Khan Menon was re-elected unopposed in the 2014 general election after opposition parties withdrew their candidacies in a boycott of the election.
Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 1990s
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